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Danny O'Brien (footballer, born 1996)

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Danny O'Brien
Personal information
Full name Daniel William O'Brien
Date of birth (1996-03-12) 12 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Leigh, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SJK
Number 29
Youth career
0000–2015 Aston Villa
2015–2016 Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Wigan Athletic 0 (0)
2015 → Wrexham (loan) 2 (0)
2016 → Chester (loan) 9 (1)
2017 → Chester (loan) 4 (0)
2017 Kraft 18 (7)
2018– SJK 7 (0)
2018– SJK Akatemia 11 (11)
International career
2012 England U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:59, 17 September 2018 (UTC)

Danny O'Brien (born 12 March 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Finnish club SJK.

Career

O'Brien started his career at Aston Villa where he made the bench of several occasions as the was the youth side won the NextGen Series in 2013[1]. He then joined Wigan Athletic where he had loan spells at Wrexham and Chester. On 9 August 2016, he made his senior debut for Wigan in the EFL Cup as an 87th minute substitute in a 2-1 loss to Oldham Athletic.[2] In April 2017, O'Brien joined Finnish third-tier club Kraft.[3] In February 2018, O'Brien joined Veikkausliiga side SJK, initially to play for their U23 side, SJK Akatemia. On 3 May 2018, O'Brien made his debut for SJK's senior side as a 79th minute substitute in a 3-1 loss to KuPS.[4]

International career

O'Brien has played for England U17s.[5]

References

  1. ^ Danny O'Brien at Soccerway
  2. ^ "OLDHAM ATHLETIC VS. WIGAN ATHLETIC 2 - 1 - Match report". Soccerway. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Danny O'Brien leaves Chester FC for Finnish side". Chester Chronicle. 10 April 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  4. ^ "SJK VS. KUPS 1 - 3 - Match report". Soccerway. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Wrexham sign Danny O'Brien and Taylor McKenzie on loan". BBC Sport. 26 November 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
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